Carolyn McClanahan

Obamacare Enrollment by State: Most Enrollees Live in Republican Areas Millions of Americans depend on Obamacare. Here's where they live.

More than 23 million Americans are currently enrolled in Obamacare plans, and nearly all of them will face higher health care costs next year if extra federal funding for subsidies expires, as scheduled, on Dec. 31.

Liz Weston: Wife of Alzheimer’s patient stymied by bank that won’t let her close his accounts Her husband has early onset Alzheimer's and makes reckless purchases.

If you think your loved one is having issues with cognition, jump on it early. It is much harder to fix financial issues once dementia really takes hold. Thanks Liz Weston for sharing my thoughts on this situation.
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Secrets revealed: Insurer’s new AI-powered prior authorization workflow

Do we want to pay for this?
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No
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Deny authorization
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If customer dissatisfied, return to step one

Prior authorizations for medical care are becoming insane. Insurers are using AI for first steps. Now the providers are using AI to fight back. So now AI vs AI is going to be who decides our healthcare?
www.modernhealthcare.com/health-tech/... (sorry for paywall) @modernhealthcare.bsky.social

I love seeing this. Green burials should be the norm.
@kffhealthnews.org
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They are privatizing Medicare, which means they will profit off denial of coverage. Say no to the GOP or face loss of insurance.

As US population level health data becomes ever-more unreliable … we are proud to unveil a new resource for families, policy makers, and healthcare providers @yalesph.bsky.social

Why we need safety nets and not oligarchs.

He did what now

Push for ranked-choice voting in your local races. It transforms the campaign dynamic!

It took NYC two cycles to get our head around it, but the dynamic between Lander and Mamdani created joy and collaboration rather than sniping and division.

I’m fan girling sharing the main stage at Morningstar with Jean Chatzky and Christine Benz. Women face so many issues and advisors need to understand how to address these such as long term care, longevity risks, and income inequality.

Hundreds of weight loss and diabetes jab users report pancreas problems UK health officials launch study into side-effects of weight loss drugs after increased reports of acute pancreatitis

I had a wise mentor when I was a newly minted doctor. He said "Never prescribe new drugs for at least the first 6 months. Let the other doctors kill their patients first."
All the weight loss drugs are life changing for many and they come with risks.
Exhibit A: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

LOL in this conglomeration of confusion, obfuscation, malevolence, incompetence, self-interest, crime and the momentum of decades of overshoot of ecological limits of course you don't know the one right thing to do. It's a mess out there. Do something anyway.

Here’s the salary Americans say they now need to earn to live comfortably Nearly half of Americans said they would need to earn a six-figure income to feel financially secure, according to a new Bankrate report.

People are feeling much less confident about their financial future. So many reasons why! @cnbc.com @jessicadickler.bsky.social shares the lowdown. My take - how can someone feel secure with so much instability!
www.cnbc.com/2025/06/23/s...

Yay to this

Hahaha thank you. Running late and ran out of the house with wet hair. 🤣

Super excited about Morningstar conference in Chicago. Will be in a session with the amazing Christine Benz and Jean Chatzky discussing special considerations in planning for women. Also excited about Christine’s book singing where you can ask me anything! (I rarely look pretty on a travel day! 😊)

A uniquely American nightmare

I've lost count on many free steak dinners we've been invited to.
Without mentioning names some of us are no doubt familiar with the slogan, "We only do well when our clients do well." But when advisors typically charge 1% of assets under management, they also do well when their clients do badly.

How should financial advisors pick a fee model? Other than satisfying important regulatory requirements, RIAs and their clients can exercise a lot of choice on costs. Here's how experts view the process.

The flat fee movement is slowly gaining steam. Thanks @financialplanning.bsky.social for highlighting the flat fee movement! www.financial-planning.com/news/how-sho...

I thought after No Kings Day that everyone would appreciate looking at some real Monarchs. I had a good morning with these babies.

Heading from one event to the next. 1,000’s (many) at the first one. #NoKingsDay

I note, in my recent talk to UK and U.S. lawmakers, that there are fundamentally four global meta crises:

--transnational organized crime
--monopolized media & tech
--weaponized grievance
--cowardice

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What Medicare doesn't pay for becomes hefty debt for millions of seniors A growing number of retirees are struggling with healthcare debt due to medical bills that Medicare doesn't cover.

Rising medical debt for seniors is deeply concerning. @yahoofinance.com @carolynmcc.bsky.social @tricia-neuman.bsky.social finance.yahoo.com/news/what-me...

Bidirectional Relationships Between Well-Being and Cognitive Function - Gabrielle N. Pfund, Bryan D. James, Emily C. Willroth, 2025 The current study examined bidirectional relationships between well-being and cognitive function using up to 10 annual assessments (M = 5.67, SD = 3.43) of diff...

🧠 A sense of purpose may help protect the ageing brain.

In a 10-year study, older adults with stronger purpose showed better thinking skills – and slower cognitive decline.

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#SciComm #Ageing #BrainHealth 🧪

Docs say 'broken promises' could slow private equity-linked deals Doctors are running into bureaucratic hurdles with private equity-backed employers, potentially limiting access to care and revenue.

I've been watching this soap opera of private equity buyup of practices since the beginning. The plot twist I predicted long ago is starting to happen. www.modernhealthcare.com/providers/pr...
Nothing is for free in PE world.

Do any business attorneys write contracts in plain English? 😐

Retirees, Get Ready to Need Long-Term Care. Here’s What to Know.

We are at the beginning of a long term care tsunami. My biggest worry is the lack of caregivers. Make sure you think about the logistics of care long before it is needed. Thanks @nytimes.com and Mark Miller for such great coverage of the need. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/b...

Grateful 11 states now have Aid In Dying laws. Thank you Delaware. 39 states to go - hopefully it happens in Florida before I need it. @thehill.com thehill.com/homenews/sta...

DOGE went looking for phone fraud at SSA — and found almost none Since SSA installed new anti-fraud checks on claims made over the phone, only two claims out of over 110,000 were found to likely be fraudulent, according to internal documents obtained by Nextgov/FCW...

This is a HUGE scandal.

Elon Musk, JD Vance, and Trump are lying about Social Security fraud.

Internal documents show DOGE found "no significant fraud"—but did slow retirement claim processing by 25%.

Nothing efficient about making it harder for people to get their benefits.